Dallas Cowboys: 3 Realistic trade options ahead of deadline

The Dallas Cowboys are still in the NFC East race and could become contenders in their division by making at least one of these three realistic trades

This offseason, the Dallas Cowboys made some big changes. They went for a new approach on offense, which included them saying goodbye to former No. 1 wide receiver Dez Bryant.

In addition to that, they saw tight end Jason Witten retire. Rather than go out in free agency and make a big move, or spend an early pick to replace either, the Cowboys went for the band-aid approach to fixing the offense.

The result has been an up and down start to the season — with some sensationally bad offensive performances on the road early on. While they can’t go out and change the entire team at this point, they could make a few tweaks as the 2018 NFL trade deadline approaches.

This isn’t to say the Cowboys should go out and drop some first-round picks on a star player — like some have suggested they do with wideout Amari Cooper of the Oakland Raiders. While Cooper may have more talent than any receiver in Dallas, they’ve been down that road with high-profile receivers before and it hasn’t worked out — see Joey Galloway and Roy Williams.

Where Dallas has had some good fortune is in finding players for a great bargain. Say what you will about Tavon Austin and Brice Butler, but the play they offered for the sixth and fifth-round picks that were invested, they were worth it. Neither are superstars, but Austin has provided a spark as Butler did in the early part of the 2017 season.

With all that being said, we look at three players who could realistically help the Cowboys while not costing them premium draft stock.